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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA
<br />COMMENTS
<br />The City of St. Anthony operates under 'Optional Plan B" as defined in the State
<br />of Minnesota Statutes. Optional Plan B is known as the council-manager plan.
<br />Under this plan, as specified in the Statutes, "The council shall exercise the
<br />legislative power of the City and determine all matters of policy. The City
<br />manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City government
<br />and shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all
<br />affairs relating to the City." The council is composed of five members, including
<br />the mayor who is chairman. The City manager is appointed by the council.
<br />GENERAL FUND
<br />The General Fund is used to account for all revenues and the activities financed
<br />by them which are not accounted for in a special fund. The principal sources of
<br />revenues are property taxes, licenses and permits, fines and forfeitures and
<br />intergovernmental revenue. Expenditures are for general government, public safety,
<br />street and highways, recreation and other functions. During 1977, $153,800 was
<br />transferred to the General Fund from the Special Assessment Fund. Revenues exceeded
<br />expenditures by $139,705 during 1977 and increased the fund balance to $124,543 at
<br />December 31, 1977. A condensed summary of receipts and disbursements, excluding
<br />investment transactions, is shown below.
<br />RECEIPTS
<br />General property taxes
<br />Licenses and permits
<br />Fines and forfeitures
<br />Revenue from use of money
<br />and property
<br />Intergovernmental revenue
<br />Other revenue
<br />Transfers from other funds
<br />DISBURSEMENTS
<br />General government
<br />Public safety
<br />Highways
<br />Health, sanitation and
<br />waste removal
<br />Community services
<br />Parks maintenance
<br />Other functions
<br />SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
<br />1977
<br />Budget Actual
<br />$ 419,356 $ 408,881
<br />10,500 20,143
<br />16,000 23,705
<br />1976
<br />Budget Actual
<br />$ 372,556 $ 360,163
<br />8,000 16,238
<br />17,000 13,781
<br />500 2,000 2
<br />169,888 170,225 170,588 168,893
<br />84,780 75,298 80,600 83,169
<br />348.000 509.108 371.558 331.5.58
<br />51.049.024 51.207.360 X7.022.302 S 973.804
<br />$ 195,961
<br />448,165
<br />189,991
<br />16,501
<br />18,429
<br />179,977
<br />$x,,049 024
<br />$ 207,710
<br />447,662
<br />189,709
<br />16,447
<br />18,337
<br />183,068
<br />$ 253,358
<br />400,038
<br />178,864
<br />15,590
<br />30,214
<br />22,562
<br />147,143
<br />51.047.769
<br />$ 251,529
<br />428,418
<br />177,281
<br />15,334
<br />30,202
<br />22,206
<br />160,703
<br />Special revenue funds are established to account for taxes and other revenues set
<br />aside for a particular purpose. Following is a brief description of each fund.
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